Friday, April 15, 2011

Stood in the rain, wind and cold this afternoon to watch the "unveiling" of THE SHIRT. I have to say it's a BLUE that you will see on TV -- and from the "moon." Can't say if I'll buy it or not, though I don't think it's as bad as the shirt back in 2009... What do you think? Notre Dame fans will recognize #83 on the back -- the real ND fans will remember who number 11 is as well...

A number of the top high school "junior" football stars in the country will be on the University of Notre Dame campus this weekend for the BLUE GOLD GAME. As you'll see in the South Bend Tribune article linked below -- one of the most highly coveted recruits visiting this weekend is Ronald Darby out of Potomac High in Oxon Hill, MD. Darby runs the 40 in 4.36. We need to get Darby out of that ugly helmet and into a GOLD one! Here's a link to the story:

This is one of my favorite weekends of the year... To those of you not heading to Notre Dame, IN today or tomorrow -- you can watch the BLUE GOLD GAME on TV -- LIVE -- this Saturday on VERSUS. For those who might be interested -- VERSUS is owned by NBC Universal -- which is now all owned by COMCAST.

Unfortunately, Tom Hammond is doing the "play by play" -- but, it just might be the best seat in the house if the weather report is true! Here's a link to the Versus website:

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Besides being a lifelong fan of the University of Notre Dame, my wife Susan and I are the proud parents of four great kids; Jimmy (a former Irish Guard), Kara, Brady and son-in-law Conor. I also "triple" as a Senior Director of Storytelling & Engagement at Notre Dame. So, if you ever have a story idea, thoughts on how this blog can better serve Notre Dame fans, or you just want to talk Notre Dame -- feel free to reach me at; jim.small@ndgoirish.com